Teach Our Children Well

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Let's follow Michelle Obama's lead in dispelling the myth that "good food" must mean gourmet and celebrate how great simple, fresh, seasonal ingredients can be.

Go for Alaskan Wild Salmon!

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There is one case in which "buy wild" is always a sustainable choice, and a green-rated one at that. Alaskan wild salmon. Try some from the Copper River with this tasty summer stone fruit salsa.

Eat an Omnivore

Not all fish are created equal when it comes to being a good candidate for aquaculture (the fancy name for raising fish in a controlled environment). Here's the skinny, along with a recipe for a sustainable pick--classic blackened catfish.

Seek Sustainability

Last week, we were at a friends' house for dinner when talk turned to the Cooking for Solutions conference I was headed to at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. "It's about exploring ways to create a more sustainable food chain," I said. Brows went up. Heads tilted. And finally the question was asked: "What, exactly, does sustainability mean?"